February 2026 – Private credit has become one of the fastest‑growing segments of modern finance, offering flexible alternatives to traditional lending. Our cross‑border overview brings together the key legal questions that arise across 12 jurisdictions...

February 2026 – On 6 January 2026, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a Decree declaring 2026 the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. At present, the legislative framework in this area is actively being developed. For...

February 2026 – Fashion and luxury brands selling into the EU should prepare for a regulatory shift that will directly affect how products are documented, traced and placed on the market.

January 2026 – As the European financial market undergoes a major digital transformation, the implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) stands out as a defining milestone. By introducing a harmonised legal framework, the EU is...

January 2026 – Kinstellar has successfully advised PPF Group and its shareholders on the sale of Home Credit Bank Kazakhstan to ForteBank, which was completed in December 2025 following receipt of all required approvals from the relevant state authorities...

December 2025 – Layoffs have reached historic highs this year, and the AI arms race could be partly to blame. In the United States, over one million jobs were cut between January and October, up 65% from the same period in 2024, according to a report...

December 2025 – Kinstellar, in collaboration with Linklaters, has advised Unilever and The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) on the local legal and regulatory aspects of the formation of TMICC, its separation and demerger from Unilever, and its subsequent...

November 2025 – Kinstellar has advised Citigroup Global Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Standard Chartered Bank (Joint Lead Managers), alongside Halyk Finance and Teniz Capital Investment Banking (Kazakhstan Lead Managers), on the successful issuance...

November 2025 – Kinstellar has advised the joint global coordinators, bookrunners and lead managers, Bank of China (Hong Kong), BOCI Asia, China CITIC Bank International, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities, Citigroup Global...

October 2025 – Kinstellar has advised Verny Capital Group and its strategic partner – U.S. based investment fund Resource Capital Funds (RCF) on the sale of RG Gold and RG Processing, which operate the Raygorodok gold mine in Kazakhstan, to Zijin...